A PARAMEDIC from Earl Shilton who was badly beaten up last year has hit out at the news that his attacker has been allowed to continue practising medicine.

Steve Mason had been for a night out with friends when he was set upon by a surgeon who kicked, stamped and punched him repeatedly in the head outside the Chicago Rock Cafe in Nuneaton.

Dr Nik Mann, 29, who works at Birmingham City Hospital was ordered to do 200 hours community service, pay £2,000 to Mr Mason, and £600 for court costs.

Mr Mason, 32, who is based at Nuneaton Ambulance Station, was unconscious for 12 hours, had to undergo two brain scans, and was in hospital for four months. He still suffers from short term memory loss and a speech impediment.

The General Medical Council suspended Dr Mann for a year last March.

He has now been allowed to begin work again.

Mr Mason said he was “frustrated” with the whole case, and couldn’t believe the GMC had been so lenient on Dr Mann.

He said: “It was fairly lenient by the GMC, but it all stems from the judge’s decision. He should have had the book thrown at him.

“He’s a professional man, someone who has a degree, he knew exactly what he was doing. He ran yards down to the street to come back to me, and then kicked me in the head, while I was still unconscious.

“I just can’t believe that he’s allowed to get away with it. If that was me, I would be out of a job.”

Mr Mason said Dr Mann shouldn’t be allowed to treat members of the public.

“Everyone gets drunk and does stupid things, but no-one runs back and jumps on someone’s head. If he’s done that before it’s possible he can do it again,” he said.

In the attack Dr Mann, from Birmingham, was aided by Jake Wain Roe, 23, from Polesworth, a soldier.

At the trial at Warwick Crown Court in June 2007, Judge Marten Coates declared that to send them to prison would make them a burden to the state because they were public servants, despite their offence crossing “the threshold of custody.”

Afterwards the two culprits were seen exchanging “high five” claps, making Mr Mason dismiss any notion of Dr Mann having any remorse for what he did.

He said: “He wrote a letter to me about 18 months ago saying how sorry he was, but that went through the GMC, who apologised for the delay. He could have written to me personally.

“It’s all a joke, he could have killed me, and knew the risks of what could’ve happened to me.”

Mr Mason said he still continues to have treatment, and that he still has to suffer the psychological scars. Whenever he goes out in the town shopping, he’s always aware of people being behind him.